| RefNo | HS/17/198 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter, from Sir Charles Shadwell to Sir John Herschel, dated at Barnes |
| Creator | Sir Charles Shadwell |
| Recipient | John Frederick William Herschel |
| Date | 1 April 1847 |
| Description | Autograph letter signed by sender. Presents 'tables for facilitating the approximate prediction of occultation and eclipses for any particular place,' so that seamen without specialized backgrounds in mathematics can observe and improve hydrography. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 2pp |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Place origin | Barnes |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| URLDescription | Also available on Epsilon |
| URL | https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel3519
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA6032 | Shadwell; Sir; Charles Frederick Alexander (1814 - 1886) | 1814 - 1886 |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |